Fachbereich 1 Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaften at the Uni Osnabrück

Uni Osnabrück

Seminarstr. 33
49069 Osnabrück
Phone: +49 541 969-4612

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Basic information

Teaching staff in core subjects

Teaching staff at the department	26
Total number of students	850
Number of master degree students	156

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

4/14 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	85.1 % *
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	no data available

International orientation

International orientation, bachelor's	2/9 points
International orientation, master's	5/9 points

Research

Research reputation

0.5 %

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

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Degree courses with details

Teacher qualification

Teacher qualification students	270
Teacher qualification programmes	no
Teacher qualification centre	Link
Teacher Qualification Monitor (in German)	Link

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

none

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About studying Political Science in Germany

About the subject

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
Wide range of European partner universities within the Erasmus programme (current 48 partnerships) for student exchange; Well-developed range of advice and support services for students provided by the institute's own office for study abroad & internships; University’s own financial mobility grant for semesters abroad and internships abroad; Academic achievements gained abroad can be credited; Mobility window as part of the degree, which allows students a semester abroad without extending the course; DAAD scholarships are possible for the Master’s in political science
Special features regarding the international orientation
Wide range of European partner universities within the Erasmus programme (current 48 partnerships) for student exchange; Well-developed range of advice and support services for students provided by the institute's own office for study abroad & internships; University’s own financial mobility grant for semesters abroad and internships abroad; Academic achievements gained abroad can be credited; Mobility window as part of the degree, which allows students a semester abroad without extending the course; Master of Political Science -> DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Scholarships
Exchange universities for stay abroads
Aarhus University, Dänemark; University of Birmingham, Großbritannien; University of Plymouth, Großbritannien; Institut d'Études Politiques de Bordeaux, Frankreich; Universita degli Studi di Bologna, Italien; Universiteit Maastricht, Niederlande; Malmö Högskola, Schweden; Universidad de Granada, Spanien; Istanbul Bilgi University, Türkei; Andrassy Universität, Ungarn
Characteristics of assistance to differently abled persons
Protective provisions in the General Examination Regulations (also valid for the Political Science degree programmes) on reasonable adjustments for examinations for students with disabilities or longer-term conditions; Central Representative for students with disabilities and chronic illness;
Characteristics of diversity advancement
equal opportunity clause in all recruitment postings; Decentralised equal opportunity officer in the department, who is also involved in all recruitment procedures; equal opportunity agenda adopted in 2016 to promote and extend equality initiatives; Efforts specifically to raise the visibility of women in science and academia by inviting women scientists to hold guest lectures; childcare provision during conferences;
Other special features
Close cooperation and integration of the disciplines of Political Science, Sociology and European Studies at the Institute of Social Sciences; Two course variants are possible for the Bachelor’s in Social Sciences: Major Political Science/Minor Sociology or Major Sociology/Minor Political Science (students can choose one of the two options at the beginning of their studies);
Further information on research activities
https://www.sozialwissenschaften.uni-osnabrueck.de/forschung/forschung_am_institut.html
Further information about study entry phase
https://www.sozialwissenschaften.uni-osnabrueck.de/studieninteressierte/studiengaenge_und_studienangebot.html